GRIT & GF
Nick Robertson

Pittsburgh Penguins, Left wing

Nick Robertson

  • Finisher
  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
Points, 2026–27
4
4 G, 0 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
2.0
4 goals from it
Ice time per game
12:19
19 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
60.6
share of chances while he's on

Nick Robertson has 4 goals and 0 assists (4 points) in 10 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 19 shots on goal and 12:19 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 58.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

58.3050100
Rated above 41% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.4
Wins
+0.06
Physicality32thGF79thIntimidation56thChemistry46thClutch77th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 41% of 402 rated players

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GF

+1.16 SD · 79th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 goals

Goals from the hard areas: attempts from inside 20 feet, rebounds and tips, and his own expected goals, all situations.

  • Inner-slot attemptsper 60Unblocked attempts from inside 20 feet.4.7682th pct
  • Rebounds and tipsper 60Second chances and redirects: the goals you get by standing where it hurts.3.2876th pct
  • Individual expected goalsper 60The quality of his own chances, all situations.1.0366th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 114 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at PHI

    Wednesday, September 30

    Two goals

    Nick Robertson scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his second goal of the season. It finished 7-0 for the Penguins.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game12:19
    19
  • Points per 601.95
    50
  • Goals per 601.95
    93
  • Individual xG per 600.99
    65
  • Shots per 609.3
    87

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.29
    88
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.13
    73
  • xGF%60.6%
    89

Physical

  • Hits per 600.5
    4
  • Blocks per 602.4
    55
  • Penalty minutes per 601.9
    35

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.8 mph
    57
  • Bursts over 20 mph18
    79
  • Distance skated20 mi
    53

Shooting

  • Hardest shot71.9 mph
    13
  • Shots on goal19
    82
  • Shooting %21.1%
    84

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time40.8%
    36
  • Offensive zone time, even strength41.7%
    60

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte841:0446–361.9–1.43–058%
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell933:3342–312.6–1.53–164%
Andrei Kuzmenko, Ben Kindel318:2225–121.0–0.30–076%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 4 goals from 27 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.250.500.75
03-2510-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710404192.012:191560.6
2025–267816163212714.312:40754145.8
2024–25691572211210.112:00794049.0
2023–2456141327968.411:23342851.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1913:120020.23000
2026-10-1713:330010.11000
2026-10-1611:010030.30020
2026-10-1311:261030.31010
2026-10-1011:280020.23100
2026-10-0910:100010.21000
2026-10-078:321010.06002
2026-10-0515:140010.06000
2026-10-0313:350010.09010
2026-09-3015:022040.45012
2026-04-1513:030000.00010
2026-04-1314:321060.71000
2026-04-1114:380020.11000
2026-04-0911:190000.06002
2026-04-0814:160010.13100
2026-04-0410:141020.31100
2026-04-0211:430020.21100
2026-03-3014:140010.10000
2026-03-2817:430000.03020
2026-03-2514:001030.22000